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18 Things Your Feet Say About Your Health
Want to make a simple, ten-second check on the state of your health? Sneak a peek at your feet.
Read more...Back surgery may backfire on patients in pain
Just a month after back surgery, Nancy Scatena was once again in excruciating pain. The medications her doctor prescribed barely took the edge off the unrelenting back aches and searing jolts down her left leg. “The pain just kept intensifying,” says the 52-year-old Scottsdale, Ariz., woman who suffers from spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the chanel through which spinal nerves pass. “I was suicidal.”
Read more...Washington Week: Nonstop Action As FDA Closes Out July
The agency approved a polypill to treat hypertension, and separate FDA advisory committees endorsed an investigational antiplatelet, grappled with safety issues involving a new spine device, and debated when it's okay to change endpoints in clinical trials
Read more...Schoolgirl's spine splits in two in rare condition which stunned doctors
A schoolgirl who was told for years that her backache was due to 'growing pains' revealed today that her spine had actually split in two.
Read more...VIDEO: Israeli-developed device allows paraplegics to walk again
An Israeli company has developed a revolutionary quasi-robotic system that will enable wheelchair users to walk again.
Read more...Five quick ways to stop back pain
Roughly eight out of 10 people suffer from back pain at some point during their lives. Women, in particular, are prone to posture and back problems — thanks to toting around outrageously heavy purses, going through pregnancy, or giving one-hip rides to kids. Whether you’re in the midst of fighting the ache or just want to prevent it, Samantha Heller of Healthmagazine has five expert-endorsed, quick-and-easy ways to wage your war.
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